For You And Me Who Experience Artblock.. Keep On Drawing!

here's another painting I had to do for the exams, for my art university

I decided to reproduce a waterfall

Art Thief on Amazon

Oh god. The internet is just TEEMING with scumbags, isn’t it??? Anyways lads, if any of you just so happen to use Amazon, please be aware of a seller on the site known as Abdo Bouga. He’s been making bootleg colouring books of Cuphead, Sonic, Curious George, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Bratz, Angry Birds and Wrestling/Sports stars.  While he hasn’t sold any of those books yet, it’s important that you all report him as he stole art from artists such as @kirby-popstar, @TheWallop-Cat12 (on dA), @brightgoat and @dovelydraws. You can clearly tell that they are fake as they often use the same backgrounds in some of them.

Here’s the bastard’s listing containing these bootleg colouring books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3Aabdo+bouga&s=relevancerank&page=6&qid=1608324844&text=abdo+bouga&ref=sr_pg_6 Also, here’s the thread I’ve made on Twitter talking about it: https://twitter.com/NobleClover/status/1339910425304031233 Please feel free to spread this message around and report him. I know that this is one incident but I’m friends with TheWallop-Cat12 and she’s been targeted by art thieves on two other occasions this year. So that’s why I ask you to report him and contact Amazon Customer Service.

THIS MAN

THIS MAN DID THAT

HE DID THAT FOR US

Thank you, James Baxter

i just wanted to clarify some things

artists know the risk they are taking when they post their art online. people are inevitably going to take it apart, color edit it, flip it around or otherwise post it uncredited.

saying that an artist shouldn’t post their work if they don’t want it bastardized is probably the stupidest stance on this subject you could take. if all artists followed this line of reasoning, there would be no art on the internet. 

when an artist posts their work, they are trusting you to enjoy it respectfully. and when you betray that trust either knowingly or unknowingly, it’s like saying the artist’s time, skills and thoughts aren’t worth anything.

you are NOT entitled to an artists work just because they decided to trust you enough to share it with you.

an artist is within their right to feel upset that someone has used their work in a way they never intended it to be used. they are within their right to ask for it to stop and not happen again.

just because it’s “bound to happen” doesn’t mean it’s any less deplorable.

All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you’ll be quite a lot.

Dr. Seuss (via muse-with-fuse)

So you can respect yourself.

Attention all digital artists!

Krita, an actual FREE digital art program, recently released an Alpha 3.0 version that features tools for creating “hand-drawn animations”.

If you’re looking for an art program with more advanced tools than Paint Tool Sai but don’t want to cough up the cash, then Krita is your program. (However donations to support the people making the program are very much appreciated!)

I understand that when you first download it, the layout and tools can be a little intimidating, but don’t worry. The program comes with a manual and there are tutorials on Youtube that can help you understand the basics.

Even if you don’t want to download this program or donate, please reblog to help spread the word and tag people you think might enjoy this.

s.m.i.l.ing everyday!